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A Detroit woman call police alleging that her boyfriend assaulted her, but her situation gets worse when police arrive. She said the officers first separated her and her boyfriend. Officer Deon Nunlee took her upstairs, while his partner stayed down stairs with the boyfriend. The woman says that Officer Nunlee sexually assaulted her once up stairs, and said he would be back later to do it again.

The woman told two friends on that October 30th 2013 night, and reported it to police the next day. A rape kit was conducted at a local hospital and shipped out to the Detroit Crime Lab. Officer Nunlee was arrested and charged with five counts related to the alleged rape when the results came back positive for his DNA.

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“Nunlee took the woman upstairs and his partner remained with the male downstairs. It is alleged that when Nunlee was in an upstairs bedroom with the woman he sexually assaulted her.” - Prosecutor Kym Worthy, in a press release (2)

“It is alleged that when Nunlee was in an upstairs bedroom with the woman he sexually assaulted her. While they were alone upstairs, Nunlee indicated he would be coming back to the house later at 7 a.m.” - Maria Miller, spokeswoman for the Wayne County Prosecutor (4)

"This is the type of misconduct that should never happen.This does not reflect the work the Detroit Police Department does each and every day." - Police Chief James Craig, to reporters on 3/7/14 (3)

"I would go out and say that I think the majority of the public has a great deal of confidence and faith in this police department, and people should never lose sight that when we hire police officers we hire from the community, and you all know that there's people in our community that commit crimes. They make bad choices, make bad decisions, and police officers are no different." - Police Chief James Craig, to reporters on 3/7/14 (3)